Top 74 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 01/11/2026 17:15
- (Created: 12/10/2022 18:27).
- Chart size: 74 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/06/2023]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,555
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,649
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1958
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1,612
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1957
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2,824
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2023]
Year of Release:
1956
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1,648
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1956
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2,915
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1958
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3,251
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2024]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,412
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,195
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,335
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Total albums: 74. Page 1 of 8
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Top 74 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1951 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 13 | 18% | |
| 1957 | 11 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 14 | 19% | |
| 1959 | 13 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 10 | 14% | |
| Billie Holiday | 9 | 12% | |
| Édith Piaf | 5 | 7% | |
| Ray Charles | 4 | 5% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 4 | 5% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 4% | |
| Bo Diddley | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 74 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 28th to 12thElla Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald |
| Up 8 from 66th to 58thPorgy & Bess by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 42nd to 55thElla Sings Gershwin by Ella Fitzgerald |
| Down 3 from 21st to 24thBillie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday |
| Down 3 from 22nd to 25thAn Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday |
| New entries |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald |
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald |
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From Larcx13 09/15/2023 15:29 | #299123
Larcx13 09/15/2023 15:29 | #299123
No jazz :(
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis, Blue Train - John Coltrane, Time Out - Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers...
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